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2025 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient

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Robert S. Tucker
New York City Fire Commissioner

Robert S. Tucker is the 35th New York City Fire Commissioner. A lifelong New Yorker, Commissioner Tucker grew up in Manhattan and attended George Washington University. He went to law school at the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Law at night, while working as the special assistant to the late Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. The experience allowed him to work closely with an extensive network of executive level members of the New York City Police Department and the City administration, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service, and other public safety entities.

In 1999, he founded T&M USA, an international security and investigations firm. During his time at T&M, he was also devoted to philanthropic work. This included service as a trustee to the New York City Police Foundation, and on the Board of Directors at White Plains Hospital, Â鶹´«Ã½ and the FDNY Foundation.

As a 1996 graduate of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Â鶹´«Ã½, Commissioner Tucker has a deep connection to his alma mater and served on Â鶹´«Ã½Â鶹´«Ã½™s Board of Trustees from 2018 until 2024. In 2017, through his generous support, Haub Law established the Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to criminal prosecution and exemplify excellence in prosecutorial practice.

Commissioner Tucker prides himself on being a son of the city, and the father of three children, two daughters and a son. He is the grandson of the late Richard Tucker, an American operatic tenor and cantor long associated with the Metropolitan Opera.

Serving as the FDNY Commissioner is the realization of Commissioner TuckerÂ鶹´«Ã½™s lifelong dream.